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Dedicated to helping people with developmental disabilities make the most of their potential. Our innovative services support more than 4,000 adults and children with developmental disabilities and their families in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Our programs help families provide needed care and opportunity for their children, and individuals are able to live and work in the community.

Internationally recognized institution dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescents with pediatric developmental disabilities and disorders of the brain, spinal cord and musculoskeletal system, through patient care, special education, research, and professional training.

Caring for a child with special health care needs can be challenging and overwhelming. The local governments have programs to help. Below are the links to different departments that may have the help you are looking for.

Focuses on building and unifying families, helping children and families achieve healthy social and emotional relationships, and securing special education and behavioral health services that provide the means to achieve self-reliance.

A non-profit organization that provides an array of services to keep children and families together so that youths with challenging behaviors can remain in their homes, schools and communities. Pressley Ridge offers innovative programs in Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Specializes in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families who exhibit behavioral and emotional disorders. We serve children ages 5-17. Wicomico County location provides office visits and school based therapy in Wicomico County. We also provide services to the neighboring counties in the office setting.

A specialized social service for children believed to be neglected or abused and for their parents or other adults having permanent or temporary care, custody, or parental responsibility, or to household or family members, to decrease the risk of continuing physical, sexual or mental abuse or neglect.

KidsPeace Community Programs provide services to kids, biological families, and foster families in the communities where they live, in an effort to ensure continued health and happiness for every kid.Some KidsPeace professionals bring services such as therapy, life and parenting skills training, problem solving, education and self-esteem building to children and families in their homes.

The Children's Guild is a nonprofit, child-serving organization dedicated to serving children and adolescents with trauma disorders, who have been traumatized by life experiences or who have autism spectrum disorder and/or multiple disabilities in Maryland and Washington D.C. Founded in 1953, The Children's Guild has become one of the largest providers of special education, group living, treatment foster care and family mental health services in Maryland.

Child Welfare Information Gateway connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. We feature the latest on topics from prevention to permanency, including child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.

a Maryland-based, not-for-profit, small business providing completely personalized support to over 40 individuals with significant developmental disabilities.The people we support live in their own homes, they hire & control their own support staff, hold jobs that pay a living wage, & spend their time in activities of their choosing.

The Board of Child Care is a nonprofit, child welfare agency that provides residential group care for children referred by state agencies. We also offer an array of community-based programs to further support children and strengthen families: foster care, therapeutic counseling, adoption information and referral, special education, child care and a car loan program.

The Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center serves as a national legal resource in support of grandfamilies within and outside the child welfare system. Our goals are to: educate individuals about state laws, legislation and policy in support of grandfamilies assist interested policymakers, advocates, caregivers, and attorneys in exploring policy options to support relatives and the children in their care provide technical assistance and training.

FosterClub's mission is to lead the efforts of young people in and from foster care to become connected, educated, inspired and represented so they can realize their personal potential and contribute to a better life for their peers.